Tête d'Or Park

Opened in 1857, the Parc de la Tête d'Or is one of France’s largest urban parks. It was landscaped by brothers Denis and Eugène Bühler in the English garden style and features a 16-hectare lake fed by a branch of the Rhône. The park is run by the City authorities and provides a breath of fresh air in the heart of the city. Covering 117 hectares in all, it includes an area of natural parkland, a zoo and botanical gardens.

To get to the Parc de la Tête d'Or by metro, take line A and get off at Masséna station (an 8-minute walk).

The Porte Tête d'Or entrance is also accessible by bus 38 (Parc tête d'or Duquesne stop) or C4 (Garibaldi Duquesne stop).

Just outside the park, at Porte de la Roseraie, you can take metro line A to Foch station.

What to see

Previous years

Muriel Chaulet

Ricochets

As you wander along the shore of the lake in the Parc de la Tête d'Or, the usually calm waters are suddenly disturbed by light waves, majestic lines of ricochets that form on its surface.

2021 Festival

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F.Guignard-Perret - Ville de Lyon

Chinese Corner

Going through the gate to the Parc de la Tête d’Or, visitors find themselves immersed in the midst of a Chinese fantasy, somewhere between past and present, dream and reality. They discover a town fre

2013 Program

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